https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl My Reading Log en-us 2019-08-28 21:55:47 UTC 2025-10-19 04:37:52 UTC hello@padlet.com 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378082091 One night, an owl is flying around. Along the way, he hears different noises and sees many different things. As he encounters each thing, he shouts out "Who's there" only to find out it is different animals and insects in the forest.
Preschool-Kindergarten 
Used to teach students about the features of different animals and insects.]]> 2019-08-28 21:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378082091 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378082892 Max the duck has had all different kinds of soup but one thing is wrong, none of them are his own. Max decides to create his own unique soup but when he tastes it, something isn't quite right. He runs out to his garden to grab some herbs and his friends enter the kitchen. Knowing Max is a bad cook, they assume he fell into his soup and decide to strain it to find him. When Max comes inside, he is disappointed that they ruined his whole pot of soup.
Kindergarten-3
Teaches students not to overreact in situations and to think about their actions before they make them.]]> 2019-08-28 22:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378082892 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378082895 A young girl calls herself an "anywhere artist." She can make anything no matter where she is. She is a forest artist, a beach artist, a rain artist, a sky artist and it is all due to her imagination. With her imagination, she can do anything.
Preschool-3
Teaches students that with their imagination, they can create whatever they want.]]> 2019-08-28 22:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378082895 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378083894 This fun and interactive book is the jungle version of the song "If you're happy and you know it." "If you're happy and you know it" is followed by the sounds and movements of different animals. 
Kindergarten-2
Teachers can use this book during a brain break to let the students get rid of some energy and have a super fun time. ]]> 2019-08-28 22:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378083894 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378084425 Rodrigo the dinosaur really wanted to learn to count but he couldn't get past the number one. With the help of his many dinosaur friends, he learns to count. As they encounter many things, Rodrigo learns to count all the way to the number ten. At the end, there are ten babies and Rodrigo gets to share his knowledge with them on how to count.
Preschool-Kindergarten
Teaches children how to count.]]> 2019-08-28 22:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/378084425 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/384939030 A woman continuously goes to the market to buy a bunch of animals. Every time she returns home, an animal is missing or doing something funny. After having many mishaps, the woman gives up. She was a disgrace and the animals were running all over the place. She decides to return to the market to buy many vegetables and spices. Next thing we know, she's made soup for her and the animals for lunch!
Preschool-1
Teachers can use this book as a way to excite their students. The illustrations and words are amusing and hilarious.]]> 2019-09-16 20:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/384939030 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/391036078 A family of three finds themselves living in a van after the father up and left. The daughter, Georgina, decides that stealing a dog is the only way she can help her mom get enough money for rent. After meeting a homeless man, Georgina learns a few important lessons. First, she learns she can't judge others based on what they have. The second lesson she learns is that if she keeps stirring the pot, the more it will stink. Georgina was getting herself into a mess and in the end, she decides to do the right thing and returns the dog she stole to his owner. 
4-6
Teachers can use this book to bring poverty to their student's attention.]]> 2019-09-29 16:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/391036078 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/394234408 Life in Jonas’s community is precisely choreographed. There is no conflict, inequality, divorce, or choice. Everyone in this community is the same, except Jonas. At the Ceremony of Twelve, the children are given their assignment for the rest of their lives. When the Elder skips over Jonas, he begins to panic as this never happens. Jonas was chosen for something special, something of the highest authority. He was chosen to be The Receiver. Jonas and The Giver decide that Jonas should leave his community to bring his people the memories of the past and enrich their lives. 
5-6
Teachers can use this book as a fun read. It allows students to compare a fantasy world to their own life and wonder what life would be like if they were in Jonas's shoes.]]> 2019-10-07 02:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/394234408 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/394235529 Brown Girl Dreaming describes Jacqueline's life growing up as a black child. Her life begins in Ohio. When her parents split, Jacqueline and her two siblings, move with their mother to South Carolina. There, they grow up with their grandparents. Their grandfather becomes known as Daddy. One day, their mother decides to leave for New York to find them a home. When she calls to tell them she found a place, they are sad to be leaving the South. Jacqueline, her two older siblings and her new baby brother, make a life in New York City. Jacqueline dreams of being a writer and making a difference in the world.
6-8
Teachers can use this book to bring a poetry reading into the classroom. It is a great book that brings to surface the realities of being a black child.]]> 2019-10-07 02:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/394235529 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399303616 Isabella's mother always calls her to do things but when she answers, Isabella is never her name. Isabella is a big dreamer and dreams of being someone important. She dreams of being Sally Ride, Annie Oakley, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, and Elizabeth Blackwell. 
2-3
Teachers can use this book to bring important historically people into their classroom. The end of the book has short biographies of each person. ]]> 2019-10-17 22:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399303616 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399304210 Flynn went to bed to realize there was a walrus in his bed. When he told his parents, they didn't believe him. Since Flynn couldn't understand the walrus he followed his assumptions to serve the walrus's needs. When he realized he couldn't fit in his bed with the walrus, Flynn turned to his parents and asked if the walrus could sleep with them tonight. Not thinking the walrus was real, they reluctantly said yes. To their surprise, the walrus was real. 
1-2
Teachers could use this as a book to read for fun during free time. It is very humorous and would give the kids a good laugh.]]> 2019-10-17 22:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399304210 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399305015 Two little monkeys named Cheeky and Chee are out exploring when they see something unusual in the bushes. They quickly run up the tree and when they were about to fall into the mouth of the cheetah, they successfully jumped to another tree. Cheeky and Chee were safe!
Kindergarten-1
Teachers can use this book during their free time. There's rhyming and funny illustrations throughout the book.]]> 2019-10-17 22:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399305015 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399305669 This story is about a young fox and his relationship with his mother. The mother calls her son different names that all end with boo. No matter how her son acts, nice or mean, he will always be her little boo. 
Preschool-Kindergarten
I think teachers can read this book any time to young children. It can be used to show the caring relationship between a mother and son. It shows how a mother will love her child no matter what. ]]> 2019-10-17 22:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399305669 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399306518 Tyler goes to a restaurant to get his favorite meal-- Spaghetti. Chef Lorenzo takes Tyler to get the ingredients he needs to make spaghetti by himself. Once they collected all of the ingredients, Tyler made his way home with his dog, Tofu, to make supper. Once he was finished, Chef Lorenzo showed up at his door. Tyler was surprised to see him but was very happy that he liked his spaghetti. 
Kindergarten-1
A teacher could use this book in their classroom when they wanted to share a fun story with their class. It tells the process of making spaghetti and how Tyler made it fun.]]> 2019-10-17 22:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/399306518 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401732994 Little Red Riding Hood got her name because she loved the red hood her grandmother made her. Once day, her mother asked her to take her grandmother some cake because she was sick in bed. On her way there, Little Red Riding Hood was tricked by a wolf who led her off of the path. The wold got to grandmother's house first and gobbled her up. When Little Red Riding Hood arrived, the wolf was dressed as her grandmother. Before long, the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood too. One day, hunters arrived at grandmother's house and found a wolf in her bed. They killed the wolf and opened his stomach where Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother were safe and sound.
K-3
This story is a good way to start a folktale lesson in the classroom and introduce the students to a very common folktale.]]> 2019-10-23 21:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401732994 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401734804 Little Red Riding Hood was very nice and kind young girl. Her mother asked her to take her sick grandmother a basket of food. On her way, she picked her grandmother's favorite flowers, grabbed some acorns, and a jar of honey. When she arrived, she noticed her grandmother was the big bad wolf. The flowers made him sneeze, the acorns made him slip, and finally the honey made the bees chase the wolf out of the house, never to be seen again. Little Red Riding Hood let her grandmother out of the closet and they enjoyed her basket of food.
K-2
Teachers could use this to introduce a fun and not s- scary variation of Little Red Riding Hood.]]> 2019-10-23 21:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401734804 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401737692 Little Red Riding Hood's mother asked her to take some goodies to her sick grandmother. On her way, she met a wolf in the forest. Even though she promised not to dilly-dally, the wolf convinced her to pick flowers and he hurried on to grandmother's house. When he arrived, he gobbled her up whole. When Little Red Riding Hood arrived, she noticed her grandmother looked strange. When the wolf tried to eat her, a woodsman broke down the door with an ax and knocked the wolf out. He unzipped the wolf's stomach and grandmother was safe and sound.
K-2
Teachers could use this book as another variation of the original Little Red Riding Hood Folktale]]> 2019-10-23 21:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401737692 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401739987 Very Little Red Riding Hood went to stay at her grandmother's for a sleepover and brought cake. Along the way she met the wolf, whom she called "Foxie." She brought the wolf with to grandmothers where they played, danced, and drank tea. Very Little Red Riding Hood missed her mother so the wold decided to tickle her. She laughed and laughed and the three of them slept happily ever after.
Preschool
This book could be used for fun. It is a very original version of Little Red Riding Hood that I've never heard before. It is very fun and entertaining for young children.]]> 2019-10-23 21:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/401739987 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419784992 This novel is about Hale's life as a child. It shows the relationships she had with friends over time. Shannon's only friend moved away, she didn't know what she was going to do. When she returned, the was friends with more than just Shannon. Over time, Shannon got sick of the group of friends she was a part of and made friends with the older grades. With this group of friends, Shannon could be whoever she wanted to be and do what she wanted to do. Her other friends got jealous and asked to be a part of her group. Shannon had developed real friends.
5-6
This book can be used to introduce students to graphic novels and teach them that it takes time to develop your real friends.  ]]> 2019-12-04 17:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419784992 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419788220 This informational text describes the life cycle of a dragonfly. 
K-2
This book can be used in a lesson on insects to teach the students some facts about dragonflies. ]]> 2019-12-04 17:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419788220 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419791742 A lot of individuals don't like math and Barton herself, is one of those individuals. Barton uses this book to show how we use math in our everyday lives whether we are baking or listening to music. She uses this book to interact with the students and make them realize that math isn't so bad. 
3-4
This book can be used as a fun and interesting read to show the kids that math is used in our everyday lives and that it isn't all that bad. ]]> 2019-12-04 17:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419791742 18mduvall https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419793881 This book provides information on everything bee related. From the different types of bees, kinds of honey, how they produce honey, to the queen bee, this book provides all of the information. 
4-5
This is a book filled with lots of information on bees. It can be used when teaching students about insects and bees in particular. ]]> 2019-12-04 17:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/18mduvall/3hn3d2yh8vl/wish/419793881